# Virginia SB677: Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs. Virginia SB677, Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher T. Head (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB677-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB677 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232) - Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (266 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Restaurants; certain facilities or programs; exemptions. Exempts certain facilities that provide custodial care to 12 or fewer adults or children in a home from regulations applicable to restaurants. This bill is identical to HB 840. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Small home care providers avoid restaurant rules: benefit, low. Virginia exempts facilities and programs providing custodial care in a home to 12 or fewer adults or children from restaurant rules. Covered providers include family day homes, adult day centers, and assisted living facilities. Children's residential facilities, child-caring institutions, group hom… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House with amendment Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 232 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB677) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB677ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Passed House with amendment Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-02-24: committee amendment agreed to (House) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-23: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-02-13: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB677) (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105109D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216890.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216889.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186641.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186640.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178733.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169899.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091760.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091759.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216890.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216889.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186641.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186640.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178733.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169899.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091760.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091759.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB677-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).